Over 20 Free Digital Classroom Tools… Customize… Plus No Log In! | 21 st Century Educational Technology and Learning

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Love Class Tools, especially the ones that can be customized. This excellent post by Michael Gorman at 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning, gives a synopsis of each tool and a direct link to the tool.

If you have never used Class Tools head over to Michael’s  blog and read more about it. Nothing to loose ‘cause the tools are all free!

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Some of these I knew about but some are new to me. Looks like a nice resource. Also available in Spanish.

  • QuizStar Construct online quizzes that can include multimedia. 
  • RubiStar Create customized rubrics in English and Spanish. 
  • Arcademic Skill Builders Educational Games for students to polish math and language skills. 
  • PersuadeStar Provides tools for students to write persuasive essays. 
  • Classroom Architect Design a floor plan for your classroom. 
  • Equity Locate resources and tools to help you meet the needs of a diverse classroom. 
  • TrackStar View thousands of online lessons or quickly create your own. 
  • Assign-A-Day Post your own online class calendar with hyperlinks and projects. 
  • Casa Notes Assemble take-home notes in English and Spanish. 
  • PBL Checklists Make custom checklists for multiple projects. 
  • Teacher Tacklebox Locate top-rated Tracks, WebQuests, and ThinkQuests for your subject. 
  • Web Poster Wizard Make and post a simple Web page within minutes. 
  • NoteStar Assist students with collecting group notes and citations for papers. 
  • Think Tank Helps student set up topics for reports. Use alone or with NoteStar. 
  • KidsVid Help teachers and students use video production in class support project-based learning. 

Also check out their Equity Index to help meet the needs of a diverse classroom.

I am so excited to share this resource! FRABOOM Online Children’s Museum is a FANTASTIC (mostly free), educational website for kids. It is the epitome of Web 2.0. Features include games/interactives, Fraboom TV, interactive books and live classes. Yes! You read me right…LIVE CLASSES for Kids.        Screenshot of Live Class The classes feature a live teacher who interacts with the kids online while teaching them. Students can send messages to the teacher and receive a reply. I just participated in a fun drawing class and the teacher responded to me as well as the other “kids” in the class. How cool it is for kids to have their names heard online as well as their work shared with everyone in the class. This site is a total winner!            Screenshot                         I am totally in love with this interactive!!! It is one of the coolest drawing tools for kids. Finish the picture, save to gallery or computer, and print options available.           Screenshot                    Some presidential games available on FRABOOM Everything that I have shown you here is FREE on Fraboom. Even the live classes although I did not see a schedule for them. The only difference I could find with the free and paid version ($5.99 a month) was a few games. via @mrschureads Thank YOU!
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I am so excited to share this resource! FRABOOM Online Children’s Museum is a FANTASTIC (mostly free), educational website for kids. It is the epitome of Web 2.0. Features include games/interactives, Fraboom TV, interactive books and live classes. Yes! You read me right…LIVE CLASSES for Kids.

      

Screenshot of Live Class

The classes feature a live teacher who interacts with the kids online while teaching them. Students can send messages to the teacher and receive a reply. I just participated in a fun drawing class and the teacher responded to me as well as the other “kids” in the class. How cool it is for kids to have their names heard online as well as their work shared with everyone in the class.

This site is a total winner! 

         

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                        I am totally in love with this interactive!!! It is one of the coolest drawing tools for kids. Finish the picture, save to gallery or computer, and print options available.

         

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                   Some presidential games available on FRABOOM

Everything that I have shown you here is FREE on Fraboom. Even the live classes although I did not see a schedule for them. The only difference I could find with the free and paid version ($5.99 a month) was a few games.

via @mrschureads Thank YOU!

The Canadian Teacher is a great site that is available to everyone. I was happy to find that they have a nice assortment of “Teacher Tools” that can be used by teachers of any grade level. Check out the screenshot of what they have to offer below. *Also check out their printables for teachers in pdf. format I have added The Canadian Teacher to my Classroom Printables LiveBinder.
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The Canadian Teacher is a great site that is available to everyone. I was happy to find that they have a nice assortment of “Teacher Tools” that can be used by teachers of any grade level.

Check out the screenshot of what they have to offer below.

*Also check out their printables for teachers in pdf. format

I have added The Canadian Teacher to my Classroom Printables LiveBinder.

I ran across Vicki Blackwell’s website last night and I believe my heart skipped a beat. It is an amazing website for teachers with lots of freebies, tutorials, links and more. Below I share a few highlights but be sure to check out her site because you will be astounded by all she has to offer. Printables PowerPoint Templates (love, love, love!) Blackwell’s Best Let’s Book It! with Technology (possibly my favorite) I’m telling you to check out this site now!  But only if you have a few days to spend there. It is loaded with stuff teachers will love.                  Combines Tech and Non-Tech to Create Wonderful Books by students. This would be a great find in itself.
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I ran across Vicki Blackwell’s website last night and I believe my heart skipped a beat. It is an amazing website for teachers with lots of freebies, tutorials, links and more.

Below I share a few highlights but be sure to check out her site because you will be astounded by all she has to offer.

I’m telling you to check out this site now!  But only if you have a few days to spend there. It is loaded with stuff teachers will love.

                

Combines Tech and Non-Tech to Create Wonderful Books by students. This would be a great find in itself.


Our First Product Testing Last week my students and I had the opportunity to test a really unique product…a pencil sharpener! You may ask how can a pencil sharpener be unique. Well read along to find out about the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”. My art students*, many staff members and I  tried the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” and made many observations. Here they are.  First of all it lives up to it’s name…The “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”. It is so quiet that students were able to sharpen their pencils any time throughout the class and no one was disturbed by it. Not even me! The “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” was very easy for everyone to use. Learning curve 10-20 seconds. It created the sharpest point of any sharpener that we have ever used. Amazingly sharp and it did not break.** It was very easy to empty and clean!  Love this!!! The plastic disposal tray can even be washed. Love this too! It can be mounted or used portable. Very sturdy and safe to use. Best of all it will not over-sharpen a pencil no matter how hard students try. Have you had a student go to the pencil sharpener with a new pencil and come back with a stub? It will never happen with the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”! Hip! Hip! Hooray! The price was reasonable…$14.99 We give the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” five stars…our highest rating! If you would like to learn more about the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” click here. *Student testers ranged in age from ages 7-15. Adults did not disclose their ages. **We used all types of pencils in our test but mainly cheap dollar store packs. All sharpened well. The same can not be said for my expensive electric pencil sharpener.  ***We receive no profit from sales of this product. However we did receive a wonderful pencil sharpener that we are thrilled with.
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Our First Product Testing

Last week my students and I had the opportunity to test a really unique product…a pencil sharpener! You may ask how can a pencil sharpener be unique. Well read along to find out about the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”.

My art students*, many staff members and I  tried the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” and made many observations. Here they are. 

  • First of all it lives up to it’s name…The “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”. It is so quiet that students were able to sharpen their pencils any time throughout the class and no one was disturbed by it. Not even me!
  • The “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” was very easy for everyone to use. Learning curve 10-20 seconds.
  • It created the sharpest point of any sharpener that we have ever used. Amazingly sharp and it did not break.**
  • It was very easy to empty and clean!  Love this!!! The plastic disposal tray can even be washed. Love this too!
  • It can be mounted or used portable.
  • Very sturdy and safe to use.
  • Best of all it will not over-sharpen a pencil no matter how hard students try. Have you had a student go to the pencil sharpener with a new pencil and come back with a stub? It will never happen with the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener”! Hip! Hip! Hooray!
  • The price was reasonable…$14.99

We give the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” five stars…our highest rating!

If you would like to learn more about the “Quietest Classroom Pencil Sharpener” click here.

*Student testers ranged in age from ages 7-15. Adults did not disclose their ages.

**We used all types of pencils in our test but mainly cheap dollar store packs. All sharpened well. The same can not be said for my expensive electric pencil sharpener. 

***We receive no profit from sales of this product. However we did receive a wonderful pencil sharpener that we are thrilled with.